houseworkhouse‧work /ˈhaʊswɜːk $ -wɜːrk/ ●●○ noun [uncountable] 
I spent all morning doing the housework. I don’t like doing housework.GRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable?• Housework is an uncountable noun and is not used in the plural. You say: · I help my mother with the housework. ✗Don’t say: I help my mother with the houseworks.• Housework is followed by a singular verb: · All the housework was done by him.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Housework takes up most of my time in the evenings.
- I've got to catch up on the housework this weekend.
- I hate doing housework so I pay someone to do it for me.
- None of her kids ever help with the housework.
- We encourage our kids to help with the housework.
- Well, I did all my housework this morning, though you wouldn't think it to look at the place now.
- After Mass they would begin their assigned housework duties, cooking, washing or administration.
- And he knew I was a soft touch, that I did most of the housework so he could be free.
- But because work is not a component of the feminine stereotype housework lacks any conceptualization in sociology as work.
- She cooks the teas and does the housework and everything.
- She knew she had visited heavy housework upon herself because of her attitude.
- Thus some feminists have argued that there should be wages for housework.
- Unfortunately, both parents often work today, and after work they have housework, cleaning, laundry to do.
Longman Language Activatorto clean a room, house etc
to make something clean by removing the dirt, dust etc: · I clean the windows every Saturday.· Tony was cleaning the inside of his car.· How often do you clean the kitchen?clean something up/clean up something (=remove dirt by cleaning, especially in a room, from a floor etc): · There was mud all over the carpet, and it took me a long time to clean it up.clean your teeth British: · I always clean my teeth last thing at night.clean behind/under etc: · Make sure you clean behind the stove.
to completely clean a room, cupboard etc, especially by taking everything out and putting it back in neatly: clean out something: · The apartment needs to be cleaned out before a new tenant can move in.· I think it's time we cleaned out the garage.clean something out: · We really need to clean the refrigerator out.
to clean your whole house very thoroughly, including things that you do not clean very often: · Barry spent the day spring-cleaning.· I want to spring-clean the whole apartment before Easter.
the things that you do to keep your house clean and tidy: · Housework takes up most of my time in the evenings.do (the) housework: · I hate doing housework so I pay someone to do it for me.
work that you have to do in your home work that needs to be done in your home, for example, cleaning, washing clothes, or keeping rooms tidy: · None of her kids ever help with the housework.· I've got to catch up on the housework this weekend.do housework: · Well, I did all my housework this morning, though you wouldn't think it to look at the place now.
the things that you have to do in your home, for yourself or your family: · The garden needs a bit more work, but it's almost finished.· Use the best tools and materials you can afford to give a professional finish to your DIY work.do some/any more/a bit of etc work: · 'Where's Dave?' 'He's outside, doing some work on the car, I think.'work on: · I'm not doing any more work on the house this year, I can't be bothered.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY I spent all morning doing the housework.
work that you do to take care of a house, for example washing, cleaning etcdo (the) housework I spent all morning doing the housework.· All the housework was done by him.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=jobs in your home such as cleaning, washing clothes etc)· I’ve been doing the housework all day.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· Our engineers also remain responsible for doing, or organising others to do, housework tasks.· The one housework task the nanny has removed completely, the vacuuming, used to be her husband's.· Of the six basic housework tasks cooking is, according to these women, potentially the most enjoyable activity.
VERB· As a female is she prepared to do all the housework because she is biologically determined to do so?· Until now all that women were taught to do, from housework to carpet weaving, was devalued and poorly paid.· At night, the lonesome limbs would be programmed to creep around and do housework while everyone is asleep.· Unusually for the period he suited the action to the word and helped his wife to do the housework.· In addition, she did all the housework, her graduate studies, and held down two part-time jobs.· From what she had told me, I knew that she also did their housework for additional money.· Marjorie did the housework, Margarett paid the bills.
· She says she does not like housework but she can manage some tasks.· Yes, I do like housework.· No woman likes housework, but it's got to be done.
I spent all morning doing the housework. I don’t like doing housework.GRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable?• Housework is an uncountable noun and is not used in the plural. You say: · I help my mother with the housework. ✗Don’t say: I help my mother with the houseworks.• Housework is followed by a singular verb: · All the housework was done by him.